Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Flaming Lips, Beatles, Soul Coughing, Jandek, Björk, R.E.M., Tom Waits, Fiery Furnaces, Tool, They Might Be Giants, Evolution Revolution, King Crimson, Radiohead, Brian Wilson, Mathematicians, Of Montreal, Elvis Costello, X.J. Scott, Jacky Ligon, John Cage, Harry Partch, Deerhoof, Doors, Residents, Aphex Twin, Ornette Coleman, Arnold Schoenberg, Talking Heads, Olivia Tremor Control, Shaggs, Os Mutantes, George Crumb, Steve Reich, Sun Ra, song poems, Japanese classical, Indian classical, Balinese & Javanese gamelan
Sounds Like
exquisit mandolin pop, th likes of wich u myt like
Hellohi. I (Andrew a.k.a. Nodal Nim) perform whimsies on my mandolin, on my cumbus. I sing about this & that. Invite me to your places, I will play there! Come to my shows, I will delight you! Consider yourself welcome in my world.
MANDOLIN.
On my mandolin (th Blu Demn!), I bippy bap in ludicrous sing-songs of chupacabras, blue supergiants, glockenspiels, Sheep, goats&GEEraffes, vegetables, stripes, yellow things, Isbe, slippery toads, fancy brisk, & colons (fermented).
I have two mandolin tunes on my page currently: how to ferment th colon & vejtbls u’v nevr herd of.
CUMBUS.
On my cumbus (a Turkish banjo-lute of sorts) I divide my octaves into 17 divisions (in contrast to th more popular 12), thus accessing a fresh microtonal (or xenharmonic) universe of pitch. I play abstract ditties whose lyrics I borrow from my own Book of Days, dedicated to elevating th everyday to Epic Poetry & reckoning time w/ th Discordian & K’iche’-Mayan Sacred Calendar.
I have four cumbus tunes on my page currently: eight thunderpain, nine knowhow, thirteen lefthanded, & two sinner.
CONTACT.
I delight in performing for you! Check this myspace page for showdates & feel free to get in touch about this or that.
Nodal Nim
a.k.a. Andrew Aaron Heathwaite
myspace.com/nodalnim
gtrpkt at yahoo dot com
(315)657-6839
You can also read my occasional disorganized ramblings & chaosophy at aahmusic.blogspot.com. If you do read, do fnord (comment)!
E.
Want to have info about future Chicagoland Nim shows manifest in your inbox, friend? Send me an email with a subject along th lines of "chi email list, yo!" & I will surely send you frabjous informative e!
MUSICK.
Click below to read my absurdist musickal manifesto:
MHB @ Park Grille in Millennium Park
Thursday July, 16th
4pm-5pm
And then the band heads over to the Abbey Pub to Jam ALL NIGHT LONG on the Pubside. FREE entry to both!
Hey Nodal Nim, What's up?!??!!! I'm Just Dropping by & reachin' out to show some luv to your page! Thanks for being Friends wid Prolyfik Mind. I have a huge load of music that will pop in 2009. I have been dilligent on my music work, & I promise it will be one of a kind! Free Music Downloads Up in a short time!......!
You can swing by our myspace site to check out our new videos!
For those who haven't heard, we'll be in the studio these next few months to record a new album with the renowned reggae singer, Eyon Irie. After that it's summer shows and writing songs for the next Orbits album!
In the meantime, if you don't have our self-titled cd yet, you can still pick it up on CD Baby and Itunes.
Happy New Year !
"Not a Political Song" video clip - Goodbye to George Bush - is now up on my page. Please come by, say hello and if you like, share with friends.
Peace,
Holmes
Andrew! Or... should I say, Mr. Nim? How are things in Chicago? It's been a very long time since last I heard from you. I shall have to download your new music for my listening entertainment... We made a third mocumentary at YAG this summer. You should check it out on my facebook video section. We made very good use of James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer's score to The Dark Knight, and also Clint Mansell's score to the Fountain. It's filled with much badassery and awesomeitude. I think you'll get a kick out of it. Hope all is well. -ian
McGreetings Nodal Nim Thank you for counting us among your MySpace friends. Please keep in touch, rock on! All the best to you and yours, from Pegasus in Bonnie Scotland.
Hey! Just wanted to thank you for being our friend and remind you to make sure you DOWNLOAD our EP for FREE! through Hot Topic! Just click our top banner on myspace and BOOM, all our songs for free! Plus, make sure you check out upcoming shows because we keep adding new ones all the time!
We'all got flooded. I lost some stuff, but my brother lost everything. I am putting together a benefit in Iowa [ 4 - 6 hours west of Chicago ] Let me know if there's anything you or anyone you know can do to help.
